Skills for Work (SFW) is a national programme in Ireland which supports the educational needs of adults in employment. Since the introduction of Skills for Work under the direction of the Education and Training Boards (ETB), more than 20,000 adults have availed of this service.

The report looks at the theme ‘Inspiring learners to achieve’ highlighting the work that unionlearn, the Union Learn Fund and TUC Education has been doing over the last year to improve the workplace learning opportunities for thousands of people.

Unionlearn and the Union Learning Fund (ULF) have supported over the past year unions to help 210,000 people access some form of learning or training facilitated through ULF projects.

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The ninth ‘Continuing Education Day’ was held on 7 June, 2017 in Austria. The event was organised by the Platform for Work-Related Adult Education (Plattform für berufsbezogene Erwachsenenbildung or PbEB), of which WIFI Austria is one of eight members.

Education, Society & Reform Research (EDUSREF-2018) is an International Conference that aims to bridge the knowledge gap, promote social research esteem, and produce democratic information for potential education reforms.

This joint OECD-ILO publication provides guidance on how local and regional governments can foster business-education partnerships in apprenticeship programmes and other types of work-based learning, drawing on case studies across nine countries. There has been increasing interest in apprenticeships which combine on the job training with classroom-based study, providing a smooth transition from school to work. There are benefits to both individuals and employers from participating in apprenticeships, including increased productivity and job quality.

TeBeVAT is a pilot study about identification, recognition, assessment and validation of informal and non-formal competences and skills for occupations within the entertainment technology industry. The TeBeVAT-Process should eventually lead to partial certification within the examination requirements and specifications of vocational training and education certificates within the EU. Ultimately, an understanding of all certifications is the long-term goal to allow transparency and the freedom of movement for workers in the EU.